DEFINITION & RATIONALE

See Wikipedia for a working and continually updated defnition.  - Post by Brian Gregory

WEBSITES: CURRICULUM AND LESSON PLANS

Topographic Maps and Aerial Photos US Canada

Twentyfive Media Literacy Lesson Plans - K-12 from Center for Media Literacy

WEBSITES: GENERAL RESOURCES ON TOPIC

ACME Action Coalition for Media Education:  http://www.acmecoalition.org/

Alliance for a Media Literate America:  http://www.amlainfo.org/

Center for Media Literacy

Fun Media Literacy Quiz for Teachers

MediaShift - a weblog that tracks how new media are changing society and culture

ARTICLES (for teacher background knowledge)

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NCTE Assembly on Media Arts Blog:  http://ncte-amc.blogspot.com/

• Schwarz, G. (2000).  "Exploring Media Literacy with Young Adults."  The Alan Review, volume 28, pages 50-54. 

ARTICLES (for students, short, readable, and high interest)

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BOOKS (about teaching this topic/genre)

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De Zengotita, T. (2005). Mediated: How the Media Shapes Your World and the Way you Live In It. New York: Bloomsbury.

Jenkins, H. (2006). Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide. New York: New York University Press. 

Meyrowitz, J. (1985). No Sense of Place: The Impact of Electronic Media on Social Behavior. New York: Oxford University Press.

Silverstone, R. (1999). Why Study the Media? London: Sage Publications Ltd.

BOOKS (general information about this topic/genre)

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ONLINE VIDEO, SHORT FILMS & MOVIE CLIPS

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RADIO/PODCASTS

Media Snackers Podcast:   http://mediasnackers.com/

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MOVIES

"Overload" by Brian Alfred  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1HgvDhEamY

Women in Film  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEc4WICeXk@feature=related

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